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Microsoft announces offline mode for Win10 games
Microsoft sends word that that an offline mode is available right now for its Windows 10 games. According to the publisher, most games available in the Store support offline play, however players are asked to check the details of their games to make sure theirs are supported
If you’re planning to be in an area with no online coverage, such as on a long-distance flight or a sailing excursion, you can prepare your Windows 10 device to allow you to play offline. Most games available in the Store on your Windows 10 device support offline play, but check the details of the game to make sure yours is supported by searching for your game at http://www.xbox.com.Most games with a campaign mode will be playable offline, but games with network co-op or multiplayer features will not work while you’re offline.
While playing offline, some features, such as the ability to purchase additional items from the Windows Store, will not be available. Additionally, any leaderboards will be unavailable while you're offline.
AchievementsIf you earn any achievements while playing offline, they will sync to your account the next time you sign in to Xbox Live on your device. You won’t see a toast notification letting you know that you unlocked the achievement until you sign in to Xbox Live on that device.
Cloud saves and offline game play
Before you go offline, connect to Xbox Live to sync your most recent game save to the cloud. While you play offline, your game save progress will continue to be saved locally, and it’ll sync the next time you sign in to Xbox Live. If you want to continue playing on a different device (or platform, if the game supports Xbox Play Anywhere), you’ll need to go online and connect to Xbox Live to allow your local saved game to sync with the cloud again.
If you’re on a Windows 10 device, your cloud saves will automatically start uploading once you’re signed in and connected to Xbox Live. Game save sync is usually fast, but allow a couple of minutes before you try playing on another device.
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#5353288 Posted on: 10/31/2016 11:23 PM
Hehe.
2016; offline-mode is a new feature...for some games. XD
I know right? Steam has had offline mode since... what, forever?
The Windows Store is mainly aimed at Windows Phone users (such as they are). It only exists in Windows 10 because Microsoft's boneheaded decision to make "one platform to rule them all" means that desktop Windows is forced to have a store that was designed for smartphones.... smartphones that do not sell well. Stupid strategy.
Hehe.
2016; offline-mode is a new feature...for some games. XD
I know right? Steam has had offline mode since... what, forever?
The Windows Store is mainly aimed at Windows Phone users (such as they are). It only exists in Windows 10 because Microsoft's boneheaded decision to make "one platform to rule them all" means that desktop Windows is forced to have a store that was designed for smartphones.... smartphones that do not sell well. Stupid strategy.
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#5353297 Posted on: 10/31/2016 11:40 PM
You clearly don't understand the difference between GB (gigabytes) and MB (megabytes) there fella. If a game is 40GB to download, then what is a couple of MB for a save game file? Exactly...
I don't know what SOL is but we don't have data caps on most UK broadband service providers. Must be a US thing.
If it's a total bandwidth cost of around 10MB every time you launch it, it can become more trouble than it's worth. There are also bandwidth and time constraints. A lot of people are in areas with less than 4Mbit connections. Anyway, I cannot see how this can be considered negative.
You clearly don't understand the difference between GB (gigabytes) and MB (megabytes) there fella. If a game is 40GB to download, then what is a couple of MB for a save game file? Exactly...
I don't know what SOL is but we don't have data caps on most UK broadband service providers. Must be a US thing.
If it's a total bandwidth cost of around 10MB every time you launch it, it can become more trouble than it's worth. There are also bandwidth and time constraints. A lot of people are in areas with less than 4Mbit connections. Anyway, I cannot see how this can be considered negative.
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#5353302 Posted on: 10/31/2016 11:54 PM
You clearly don't understand the difference between GB (gigabytes) and MB (megabytes) there fella. If a game is 40GB to download, then what is a couple of MB for a save game file? Exactly...
I don't know what SOL is but we don't have data caps on most UK broadband service providers. Must be a US thing.
Really you never heard the phase SOL (**** Out of Luck)
With only 300GB per mouth like my ISP has that doesn't last long with other people house hold and can't steaming to min movie or show just video
You clearly don't understand the difference between GB (gigabytes) and MB (megabytes) there fella. If a game is 40GB to download, then what is a couple of MB for a save game file? Exactly...
I don't know what SOL is but we don't have data caps on most UK broadband service providers. Must be a US thing.
Really you never heard the phase SOL (**** Out of Luck)
With only 300GB per mouth like my ISP has that doesn't last long with other people house hold and can't steaming to min movie or show just video
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#5353313 Posted on: 11/01/2016 12:20 AM
Games like FH3 would not work well in offline mode at all. You wouldn't even be able to customize your car or download other designs. who knows? The Festivals might not even work. The game says nothing about an offline mode in the store.
Games like FH3 would not work well in offline mode at all. You wouldn't even be able to customize your car or download other designs. who knows? The Festivals might not even work. The game says nothing about an offline mode in the store.
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You clearly don't understand the difference between GB (gigabytes) and MB (megabytes) there fella. If a game is 40GB to download, then what is a couple of MB for a save game file? Exactly...
I don't know what SOL is but we don't have data caps on most UK broadband service providers. Must be a US thing.